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Recent Examples of immunize
Children and adolescents ages 2 to 18, without other high-risk factors like immunosuppression, can receive and should be offered the vaccine if they were not immunized before, according to the guidance.
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James Powel,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
People who are not immunized against measles are at risk of developing the illness between 7 and 21 days of exposure, officials said.
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Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
The counsel of health-care providers, not federal health officials, remains a top predictor of whether people will immunize.
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Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
Inoculation theory proposes that psychological inoculation – analogous to getting a medical vaccination – can immunize people against persuasive attacks.
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Bingbing Zhang,
The Conversation,
4 Feb. 2026
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James Powel,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
People who are not immunized against measles are at risk of developing the illness between 7 and 21 days of exposure, officials said.
—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
The counsel of health-care providers, not federal health officials, remains a top predictor of whether people will immunize.
—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
Inoculation theory proposes that psychological inoculation – analogous to getting a medical vaccination – can immunize people against persuasive attacks.
—
Bingbing Zhang,
The Conversation,
4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immunize
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Some disappointed fans lingered near the barricades and boundaries police had set up and were enforcing.
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The measure applied to local, state and federal law enforcement officers, but Thursday’s injunction blocked Philadelphia from enforcing it against federal officers.
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But the additional wording on the MSG sign about confidentiality during and post-event reinforces that there is no livestream, no TV broadcast and likely a social media blackout – until Swift and Kelce deem otherwise.
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Goldman Sachs reinforced that view this week, initiating coverage with a buy rating and a $186 price target.
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Officials are hoping a surge of foreign aid and responders will bolster emergency workers and help address humanitarian needs.
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And what better way than to bolster such a big coronation than with a first proper country album in years?
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In the cases before the Supreme Court as well as the wage case before Hall, there is no suggestion that lawyers intentionally buttressed arguments with phony precedents in order to win an unfair advantage.
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Only the walls remain, buttressed with beams.
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That could be because New Yorkers are inured to the perpetually temporary structures anyway or because the new designs, despite the day-care-center colors, do a good job of being inconspicuous.
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Soaps had become Mary’s panacea, inuring her to her everyday hardships.
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Or mountains of chips covered in mole or salsa fortified with chile pasilla in Oaxaca.
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All of this came after Florida’s four trades for star forward Brady Tkachuk, starting goaltender Jacob Markstrom, backup goaltender Akira Schmid and fourth-line forward Garnet Hathaway to fortify what on paper was already a stout roster.
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This game preserves the difficulty of coming up with an elaborate, consistent false narrative on the spot, and the challenge of adapting that narrative on the fly when other players present convincing (and sometimes fake) counter-evidence.
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Organizations that approach this thoughtfully, measure outcomes carefully, and remain willing to adapt will be in the best position to determine whether a four-day workweek truly works for their business long-term.
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Organizers of celebrations months in the making had to adjust or cancel activities entirely as much of the East Coast sweltered under heat that approached and in many cases surpassed triple digits.
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State and local policymakers should do what’s in the public’s best interest and adjust their alcohol taxation accordingly.
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“Immunize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immunize. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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